Director of Comms and Marketing @Bioregional | Judge @PropMarAwards
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Patrick Clift retweeted
I am delighted that we have reached this important milestone in delivering our ambitions for the London Cancer Hub @avivaplc @SociusDevUK @ICR_London @royalmarsdenNHS @epsom_sthelier 👇
aviva.com/newsroom/news-rele…
Patrick Clift retweeted
📣BNG delay adds further blow to sustainable development and risks undermining efforts to protect nature.
UKGBC responds to the delay of Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and blow it'll have to our sector & our ability to restore nature.
Read here: ukgbc.org/news/bng-delay-add…
ALT These reports are yet another blow to sustainable development and risks undermining national efforts to put the collapse of nature into reverse. Responsible developers large and small have been gearing up for this change for years, with many of our members creating dedicated jobs to deliver net gain from in-house consultants to designers, landscape architects and creative project leads.
Patrick Clift retweeted
📣 Prime Minister's change in approach will have chilling effect on investment.
@SimonMcW_ukgbc for UKGBC reacts to the Prime Minister’s ‘new approach’ to green policies:
"The anger and frustration at this latest policy U-turn has reverberated across industry today."
🧵⬇️
Patrick Clift retweeted
NEW ANALYSIS
UK govt climate policy U-turns put the country's legally binding targets in jeopardy
The rollbacks are set to be announced shortly by PM Rishi Sunak
Emissions savings at risk cld put UK targets out of reach, inc Paris pledge & 6th carbon budget
FULL ARTICLE SOON
Patrick Clift retweeted
🧵 UK businesses recognise that #netzero is a major economic opportunity. Delivering a thriving low-carbon economy will create jobs, bring down energy bills, and drive prosperity. Policy certainty, support and market signals are key.
This is clear from today's responses 👇
Patrick Clift retweeted
In lieu of World Clean Up Day which fell on Saturday, our team today sprang into action with a litter pick! 9 of us rallied together on our lunch break (4 were camera shy)
We collected more than 15 kg of rubbish from the area where we work in Bicester.
🌍♻️ #WorldCleanUpDay
Patrick Clift retweeted
Ben Westerman, our Head of Policy, discusses the significance of the Inflation Reduction Act. Though the UK cannot match the spending levels, he calls for Government to learn from the policymaking in the act to crowd-in private investment into the #netzero transition in the UK.
Patrick Clift retweeted
England's green watchog says Michael Gove's changes to river protections yesterday run counter to govt committments to not "weaken legal protections for the environment"
Strong censure, unclear if any stick coming from the regulator theoep.org.uk/sites/default/… #NutrientNeutrality
Patrick Clift retweeted
And you can tell by who is quoted in the piece who pushed this story to the newspaper...
@.theCCCuk is starting work soon on the seventh carbon budget, the amount of CO2 the UK can legally emit for five years after 2037. i.e. actual news
Meanwhile, the Telegraph is making 'news' out of a 2020 CCC report on the sixth carbon budget...
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Patrick Clift retweeted
This is the key chart for comparing transport in US vs Europe:
US cities have chosen car travel. They do it pretty well (with obvious negative externalities)
Euro cities (+ London) have chosen public transport, and do it pretty well
UK-ex London does neither well, and suffers.
Patrick Clift retweeted
NEW: we need to talk about the dire state of British transport infrastructure.
Of the 52 UK cities with 250k+ people, only 8 (15%) have a tram or metro.
In France & Germany it’s 80%, Poland is on 60%.
Even *American* cities are better served, and the US hates public transit!
Patrick Clift retweeted
We are delighted to announce that @lizpeaceCBE is joining our Board as an independent Non-Executive Director. Liz brings a wealth of experience from both the public and private sectors and her appointment will strengthen the Board’s strategic decision making and governance.
Patrick Clift retweeted
The failed court challenge to #ULEZ by 5 Conservative run councils, including Bromley, was a colossal waste of taxpayers' money
The £140,000 spent by Bromley council on the legal challenge could have (approx):
🥣👨👦👦 Provided 60,869 free school meals
🛣️🕳️ Fixed 2,560 potholes
Patrick Clift retweeted
July has already seen:
The hottest three-week period ever recorded.
The three hottest days on record.
The highest-ever ocean temperatures for this time of year.
It is still possible to avoid the very worst of climate change, but only with dramatic, immediate #ClimateAction.
Patrick Clift retweeted
I thought we were going to get through the day without any haughty tweets about how not to do protest from people not doing protest but no.
Patrick Clift retweeted
NHS reports their highest ever dog bite admissions. Nearly 4000 cases requiring reconstructive surgery. Majority children.
Highest deaths to dogs in 40 years.
One breed explains this entire rise: the American Bully XL.
When will government act?
telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07…
